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"Wonderful Watercolour" art class with Ron Esplin- limited places available for 11 September 2022.

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Here's an extract from some really lovely feedback DWEA received recently.
"𝘐 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘔𝘳 𝘌𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 & 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳; 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴".

This one day course lead by artist Ron Esplin is a fun and practical introduction to the joy of watercolour painting.

Materials provided. The cost is $50 for the 1 day course. If you have a Community Services Card, the fee is reduced by 50% to $25. If the class is full but you would like to be added to the waiting list, please email Nicola at dunedinwea@gmail.com

We still have a few spaces in our Wonderful Watercolour class running on Sunday 11 September, so if this sounds like something you'd enjoy, please go here to nab yourself a space: https://bookwhen.com/dunedinwea/e/ev-s3jd-20220911100000

This course is kindly funded by Creative Communities and the Dunedin CityCouncil

Pictures can be viewed at this address: .https://www.ronesplin.co.nz/news/all

Ron Esplin presents WATERCOLOUR CLASSES through WEA at the South Dunedin Community Centre June 13 2021

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Ron Esplin presents WATERCOLOUR CLASSES:

Thanks to WEA and Southland Education watercolour classes are available at subsidised fees. They are held over one day from 10am to 4pm at the South Dunedin Community Network at 178a King Edward St, Dunedin.
The fee is $75 including materials or $37.50 with a Community Service Card.
Enrol on line at www.southlandeducation.org.nz, or phone Lesley on 0272188180.

For images click on this link:

https://www.ronesplin.co.nz/news/Ron-Esplin-presents-WATERCOLOUR-CLASSES-through-WEA-at-the-South-Dunedin-Community-Centre-June-13-2021-14-May-2021

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Ron Esplin presents Wonderful Watercolour at the Dunedin Art Show 2020

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Ron Esplin presents "Wonderful Watercolour"
10AM to 4PM Sunday 22 November 2020

At the Dunedin Art Show 2020:

Learn the finer points of watercolour painting at A Wonderful Watercolour Session which is to be featured at the Dunedin Art Show at the Edgar Stadium on Sunday 22 November 2020 10AM to 4PM.

An introduction to the joy of Watercolour:

A fun and practical introduction to the joy of Watercolour. Class includes a free workbook.

All Workshop costs include a 2 day ticket to the Dunedin Art Show:

Beginner to Intermediate level $105. All Workshop costs include a 2 day ticket to the Dunedin Art Show.
Book online at www.southlandeducation.org.nz. Phone 03 2188180. Email.wea.south@xtra.co.nz

For images click on this link:
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Community Night Classes set to return to Dunedin

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Community Night Classes set to return to Dunedin:

Southland Education manager Lesley du Mez of Invercargill said the Workers Education Association (WEA) was set to provide low cost community education in Dunedin "Allowing people to gain skills, increase confidence and engage with their community"

The first set of art workshops at the South Dunedin Community Rooms are starting on August 6 2020:

The first set of classes was a series of art workshops at the South Dunedin Community Rooms starting on August 6. Topics include drawing for beginners, acrylic painting, watercolour painting, patchwork, and creating art journals. The first four classes are full but funding is being sought to provide a continuation series of classes in Dunedin as soon as the first series have finished.

Ron Esplin will be teaching the watercolour classes:

Association tutor Ron Esplin said that he would be teaching the watercolour classes. He would teach beginners the techniques required to master what is regarded as a really difficult medium. With a bit of guidance to kick beginners off you will find it to be a very rewarding medium. The watercolour class is entitled "Wonderful Watercolour".

Other Classes:

Other classes are:
Introduction to drawing.
Beginners Acrylic painting course.
Art Journaling for beginners'
Patchwork.

For Enquiries Contact Southland Education
100 Esk St
Invercargill 9810
Ph: 032188180
wea.south@xtra.co.nz
http://www.southlandeducation.org.nz

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Ron Esplin's illustrations for the upcoming book "Wonderlust"

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Ron and Julie wondered what were the Seven Wonders of the World?

In 2009 Ron Esplin and his blind wife Julie Woods attended the World Conference celebrating the bicentennial of the birth of Louis Braille. They returned to New Zealand through Egypt and Jordan, and after they visited Petra, the "Rose Red City" and one of the Seven Wonders of the World, they wondered what were the other six Wonders?

Let's go there!

Since then, over the following six years, Ron and Julie visited.the Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome, the Taj Mahal in India, the Statue of Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, Machu Picchu in Peru, and Chichen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. People often ask Julie, "How can you sightsee when you have no sight?" Julie's reply is "I can still smell, hear, taste, and touch".

Julie may be blind, but can still smell, hear, taste, and touch!

Every day that they were travelling Julie would write a sensory diary recording one thing that she was grateful for smelling, hearing, tasting and touching! This is the way Julie interprets the World. And for Ron, what better inspiration for paintings than to be inspired by the awesome sights that they saw as they visited the Seven Wonders of the World!

Now they are writing the book, "Wonderlust", that describes their amazing journeys.

Here are some of the paintings that were described by Ron and Julie in Ron's radio show, "The Arty Farty Show" which was broadcast on 25.4.2020 at 11AM on Otago Access Radio, 105.4FM and now available for you to listen through their website https//oar.org.nz.

Link:
https://www.ronesplin.co.nz/news/Ron-Esplin-s-illustrations-for-the-upcoming-book-Wonderlust-24-Apr-2020

Ron Esplin presents "Wonderful Watercolour" session at the Dunedin Art Show Sunday 10 November 2019

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A Wonderful Watercolour Session is to be featured at the Dunedin Art Show:

Wonderful Watercolour Session is to be featured at the Dunedin Art Show at the Edgar Stadium on Sunday 10 November 2019 10AM to 4PM.

A fun and practical introduction to the joy of Watercolour:

A fun and practical introduction to the joy of Watercolour. Class includes a free workbook.

All Workshop costs include a 2 day ticket to the Dunedin Art Show:

Beginner to Intermediate level $135. All Workshop costs include a 2 day ticket to the Dunedin Art Show.
Book online at www.southlandeducation.org.nz. Phone 03 2188180. Email.wea.south@xtra.co.nz

Invitation to "Beautiful Dunedin" art exhibition of work by Ron Esplin

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"Beautiful Dunedin" Ron Esplin Exhibition at The Robert Piggott Gallery 8 Jetty St Dunedin:

Beautiful Dunedin is an exhibition of sixteen watercolours and one acrylic by Artist Ron Esplin illustrating his love for the city in which we live. "It is my duty as an artist to point out the beauty that surrounds us. Mounting this exhibition with the help of Rob Piggott has been a pleasurable experience for me, and his peaceful gallery at 8 Jetty Street is a perfect environment for visitors to take some moments out of the daily hustle and bustle, and to contemplate these views of the city that we share with one another".

Come to the opening on Sunday 29 September:

The opening is from 2PM to 4PM on Sunday 29 September. The exhibition runs from Sunday to Tuesday the 15th of October. Opening hours are 10AM to 4PM on Saturdays and Sundays, and 12Noon to 2PM on Mondays and Tuesdays.
LINK:
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INVITATION TO "THREE OF A KIND" by Ron Esplin, Andrew Cook & Raimo Kuparinen
You are invited to the opening of "Three Of A Kind" at 5.30PM on Friday 3 August 2018 at The Robert Piggott Gallery at 8 Jetty Street, Dunedin.
This collaborative exhibition features acrylic works on canvas by Ron Esplin that are a new and unexpected direction for Ron that display a humorous choice of subject matter.
Andrew Cook is well known as the owner operator of Artzone art supply retail store in Hanover Street. Andrew is a highly competent artist in his own right and will be showing a selection of works in a variety of media.
Raimo Kuparinen is a Finnish import who has introduced his imaginative works to New Zealand, and this exhibition will feature his fascinating three dimensional paintings that have to be seen to be believed.
An image of the poster can be viewed through this link.
INVITATION TO "THREE OF A KIND ... Andrew Cook & Raimo Kuparinen

By Request! "Bella Italia" exhibition open for two more days!

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By Request! "Bella Italia" exhibition open for two more days!

In response to a number of requests, the "Bella Italia" exhibition of Ron Esplin watercolour paintings of Italy will be open for two more days only, Sat and Sunday the 19th and 20th of May from 10AM to 4PM at the Robert Piggott Gallery at 8 Jetty Street.
See you there!
Link for images: By Request! "Bella Italia" exh ... bition open for two more days!

Esplin Art News Feed

"Wonderful Watercolour" art class with Ron Esplin- limited places available for 11 September 2022.

Ron Esplin presents WATERCOLOUR CLASSES through WEA at the South Dunedin Community Centre June 13 2021

Ron Esplin presents WATERCOLOUR CLASSES:

For images click on this link:

Ron Esplin presents Wonderful Watercolour at the Dunedin Art Show 2020

Ron Esplin presents "Wonderful Watercolour" 10AM to 4PM Sunday 22 November 2020 At the Dunedin Art Show 2020:

An introduction to the joy of Watercolour:

All Workshop costs include a 2 day ticket to the Dunedin Art Show:

Community Night Classes set to return to Dunedin

Community Night Classes set to return to Dunedin:

The first set of art workshops at the South Dunedin Community Rooms are starting on August 6 2020:

Ron Esplin will be teaching the watercolour classes:

Other Classes:

Ron Esplin's illustrations for the upcoming book "Wonderlust"

Ron and Julie wondered what were the Seven Wonders of the World?

Let's go there!

Julie may be blind, but can still smell, hear, taste, and touch!

Now they are writing the book, "Wonderlust", that describes their amazing journeys.

Ron Esplin presents "Wonderful Watercolour" session at the Dunedin Art Show Sunday 10 November 2019

Ron Esplin presents "Wonderful ... Show Sunday 10 November 2019 A Wonderful Watercolour Session is to be featured at the Dunedin Art Show:

A fun and practical introduction to the joy of Watercolour:

All Workshop costs include a 2 day ticket to the Dunedin Art Show:

Invitation to "Beautiful Dunedin" art exhibition of work by Ron Esplin

"Beautiful Dunedin" Ron Esplin Exhibition at The Robert Piggott Gallery 8 Jetty St Dunedin:

Come to the opening on Sunday 29 September:

By Request! "Bella Italia" exhibition open for two more days!

By Request! "Bella Italia" exhibition open for two more days!

Ron Esplin presents "Wonderful Watercolour"
10AM to 4PM Sunday 22 November 2020

At the Dunedin Art Show 2020:

Ron Esplin presents "Wonderful ... Show Sunday 10 November 2019

A Wonderful Watercolour Session is to be featured at the Dunedin Art Show: